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Jesus saw his sorrow, and said, "With how hard a struggle do the possessors of riches ever enter the Kingdom of God!
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Why, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God."
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"Who then can be saved?" exclaimed the hearers.
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"Things impossible with man," He replied, "are possible with God."
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Then Peter said, "See, we have given up our homes and have followed you."
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"I solemnly tell you," replied Jesus, "that there is no one who has left house or wife, or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of God's Kingdom,
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who shall not certainly receive many times as much in this life, and in the age that is coming the Life of the Ages."
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Then He drew the Twelve to Him and said, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written in the Prophets which refers to the Son of Man will be fulfilled.
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For He will be given up to the Gentiles, and be mocked, outraged and spit upon.
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They will scourge Him and put Him to death, and on the third day He will rise to life again."
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Nothing of this did they understand. The words were a mystery to them, nor could they see what He meant.